Kaori Asada, known by her stage name Bonnie Pink, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano. Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and has no special meaning; she chose it because it was easy to remember and because she thought the words were cute together. Aside from her native Japanese, she is also fluent in English, Korean, and Chinese.
Orange Range are a 5-member Japanese rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The band left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo. In 2012, they signed with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records label.
Yui, stylized as YUI or yui, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In her solo career, she sold more than 5 million physical copies in Japan. She is popular in Japan and in surrounding countries, ranking number one in 2011 Count Down TV "Dearest Female Artist" and Music Station "Artist You Most Want to Marry" polls, as well as Radio Television Hong Kong's "Most Popular Japanese Artist".
"So into You" is the fourth solo single by Japanese singer Koda Kumi. It ranked No. 50 on the Oricon charts and only remained on the charts for two weeks.
"Love Parade" is the fourth single of the band Orange Range. This song was used as the ending theme to the movie Densha Otoko in 2005 and became the number one movie theme of the year. This single stayed at the number-one spot for five weeks and spent over 20 weeks in the top 20 singles in Japan.
Flow is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 as a five-piece band made up of two vocalists, a guitarist, a bassist, and a drummer. They are signed to Sacra Music. As of February 2023, the band has released 39 singles and 12 studio albums. Their songs have been featured in the opening sequences of several anime and Japanese drama series.
Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands is the second season of Pokémon, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago. It originally aired in Japan from January 28 to October 7, 1999, on TV Tokyo, in South Korea from June 15 to October 9, 2000, on Seoul Broadcasting System, and in the United States from December 4, 1999, to October 14, 2000, on The WB/Kids’ WB!.
Fate/Zero is a Japanese light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi, and is a prequel to all routes in Type-Moon's visual novel, Fate/stay night.
The Agent of the Soul Reaper Saga is the first season of the Bleach anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, the title is changed to The Substitute. The season adapts the first eight volumes of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, spanning twenty episodes. The episodes' plot covers the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after becoming a Soul Reaper and assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.
The Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc is the second season of the Bleach anime series, containing 21 episodes. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, the title is translated as The Entry. The season adapts Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series from the 9th volume to the 14th volume, with the exception of episode 33 (filler). The episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends' journey to the Soul Society in order to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from her impending execution.
"Yuki no Hana" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. It was released on October 1, 2003, via Sony Music Japan as the fifth and final lead single for her second studio album Love (2003), and her 10th single overall. "Yuki no Hana" was distributed in two formats—a standard CD single and was made available digitally.
"Kesenai Tsumi" is the debut single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade. The song was used as the first ending theme in the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. The single reached #14 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-two weeks, selling a total of 65,525 copies.
Perfect Crime is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on July 4, 2001, by Giza Studio.
"Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete" is the 30th single by the Japanese band Garnet Crow. It was released on August 19, 2009. The song's melody was created by singer, Nakamura Yuri, with the lyrics written by keyboard player, Azuki Nana. The song is about the lives of flowers, seen from a darker perspective.
The first season of the Naruto anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. Based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series, the season follows Naruto Uzumaki living in the Hidden Leaf Village, determined to become the next Hokage and gain the respect of the villagers. The first season ran from October 3, 2002 to November 5, 2003 on TV Tokyo.
Nagi Yanagi, stylized as yanaginagi (やなぎなぎ), is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. After becoming interested with music in her childhood, she began singing and writing original songs. In 2006, she began uploading her music to Niconico and other websites, gaining the attention of the J-pop band Supercell, who featured Yanagi as the guest vocalist from 2009 to 2011.
The second and final season of the Code Geass anime series, titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, is produced by Sunrise, Mainichi Broadcasting System, and Project Geass. The series was directed by Gorō Taniguchi who has also worked with Ichirō Ōkouchi on the script. The characters were conceived by Clamp and designed by Takahiro Kimura. R2 takes place a year after the events of the first series. The coup d'état by the Black Knights, led by the protagonist, Lelouch vi Britannia, ended in failure and resulted in Lelouch's capture and brainwashing. Since then, the coup has been referred to as the Black Rebellion.
Colorful Pop is the second studio album of the Japanese super girl group E-girls. It was released on March 19, 2014 in two different editions.
OxT is a Japanese musical group signed to Pony Canyon and Kadokawa. It consists of vocalist Masayoshi Ōishi and guitarist Tomohiro Ōshima, known professionally as Tom Hack. The unit debuted in 2013, after the two had previously collaborated for the anime television series Ace of Diamond. Their music has also been featured in series such as Overlord, Prince of Stride, Hand Shakers, SSSS.Gridman and The Eminence in Shadow.
